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An investigation is underway to determine the cause of an equipment fire at Nutrien’s Vanscoy potash mine on Tuesday evening. The mine is located about 30 minutes southwest of Saskatoon. In a br...

By Drew Stremick With the federal carbon tax set to increase to $50 per tonne Friday, people around Saskatchewan are looking for ways to lower their carbon footprint and reduce costs associated with u...

The last two years of the pandemic have been a long haul for the health-care system. Illness and outbreaks, staff shortages, overtime shifts, redeployment, death — those are all things Saskatche...

A 22-year-old man from Saskatoon is dead after a shooting on the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation. In a media release Monday, the RCMP said it wouldn’t be releasing the man’s name. The M...

The safety of family members has weighed heavily on the minds of Ukrainians over the last month after Russia invaded Ukraine. Maryna Shkarupa is originally from Ukraine and has been living in North Ba...

The war between Ukraine and Russia could be responsible for a new cold war that engages more nations and is inherently unstable. “(That) is really frightening from an international relations per...

Prince Albert police are being credited with possibly saving a life. A man who was reportedly in severe distress and in “an emotional crisis” was helped off Prince Albert’s train bri...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's aware of scam text messages that are making the rounds. One coming from a Manitoba phone number said the SHA is paying people $100 to get a COVID-19 vaccina...

For the third year in a row, Saskatoon’s Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) has been passed over in the provincial budget. The safe consumption site is the first one in the province, located in Saskat...

Running is heralded as the most accessible sport - all that's needed is a pair of running shoes. That's true, said Brian Michasiw, although having the right fit in those shoes and tools to be a smarte...